Country star Carrie Underwood will receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Sept. 20. Underwood’s will be the 2,646th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, with the ceremony taking place at 1750 North Vine Street in front of Capitol Records at 11:30 a.m. Guest speakers at the unveiling include the two men she’s shared the […]

The Hollywood Bowl officially kicked off its summer 2028 season in a blaze of fireworks and Diana Ross. Despite a broken ankle, which she disclosed at the end of her performance, Ross was the consummate entertainer. She had the audience on its feet with the first couple of numbers, and the evening soon became a […]

WASHINGTON — The most vulnerable of all Democratic senators up for re-election next year will attend a fundraiser co-hosted by Walt Disney Co. CEO Bob Iger on Thursday, and with it, a GOP candidate is using it to attack his opponent. In the wake of the event, the campaign of Sen. Claire McCaskill’s opponent, Missouri […]

Kelly MacDonald is driving and talking on the phone. It sounds dangerous, but with her trademark burr, the Scottish actress assures a worried Variety reporter that she can juggle both tasks. She will, however, periodically stop mid-sentence to say she needs to concentrate on the road. The subject at hand is “Puzzle,” a low-budget drama […]

The Los Angeles LGBT Center hosted its 48th Gala Vanguard awards on Saturday at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. Hosted by comedian Jimmy Kimmel, this year’s honorees included co-CEO of William Morris Endeavor Ari Emanuel and former senior advisor to President Barack Obama Valerie Jarrett. Also in attendance were J.J. Abrams, Peter Berg,… Read more »

Acne Studios this week opens its fifth U.S. store and second in California on Geary Street in San Francisco. The 967-square-foot store is a former ice warehouse that has been rebuilt in red brick with architectural elements painted the same shade of red as the Golden Gate Bridge.

Acne Studios’ San Francisco store.

“I wanted this store to have a special mood both for the location and for San Francisco itself. It is a large and beautiful space, and we have therefore kept the fixtures to a minimum,” said Acne’s cofounder and creative director Jonny Johansson.
The store has a raw industrial feeling, with ceiling-high windows, a poured concrete floor and perimeter walls clad in polycarbonate sheets colored in milky off-white. The sheets stretch floor-to-ceiling and clip together to create the sense of a space within the space.
A long aluminium wall stretches across the entrance, with a single aluminium display rail and a bespoke bench in front of it. Behind this wall, the aluminium fittings, shelves and tables give ample room to stand on their own. The lighting, which hangs from the ceiling in a uniform grid pattern, was specially designed for the store.

The movie based on a Stephen King novel is expected to make $ 70 million or more during its opening weekend in the U.S., according to prerelease surveys, which would be a record for September.WSJ.com: Lifestyle

In a sneak peek of Wednesday’s Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry, the 21-year-old medium seems to channel Haddish’s paternal grandfather and leads the 37-year-old comedian to talk about her strained relationship with her father, who walked out on their family when she was only 3.

When Henry brings up a connection to a father figure, Haddish explains that she has tried to connect with her father over the years. “My whole point to meet my father was to know genetically, what do I have to expect and just, you know, where the hell your ass been?” she says in the clip. “Where your ass was at when I was out here living in the streets?”

Adds Haddish: “I reconnected with my dad when i was like 27,” she says of her last attempt to reunite with him. “I offered to let him come stay with me and let me take care of him and then he disappeared again.”

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Recently, however, Haddish’s father seems to have changed his mind. “Now, he reappeared and he says he wants to come stay with me now,” she says. “And there’s a part of me that’s like ‘You kinda missed that boat.’ ”

The rising comedic star appeared alongside Jada Pinkett Smith and Queen Latifah in the hit comedy Girls Trip, which premiered last month to rave reviews from critics and fans alike.

Dalian Wanda Group of China is unloading 30 film-production sound stages among its $ 13 billion in asset divestments—the most visible of billionaire Wang Jianlin’s filmmaking ambitions to be scaled down.WSJ.com: US Business

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When asked in this week’s issue of The Hollywood Reporter if Hollywood has respect for the African-American viewing audience, Perry said he thinks Hollywood tends to focus more on money than race.

“Listen, let me tell you something about what I know about Hollywood,” Perry, who was named TV Producer of the Year by the magazine, said. “I don’t think it’s black and white, I think it’s green. It’s just about, Where’s the money? How do we make the money? How do we make the business grow? It’s all about the money. So whatever’s making the money is where the respect is going to be.”

Perry, who is currently producing an original series for TLC (“Too Close to Home”), as well as five original shows for the OWN network (“The Haves and the Have Nots,” “If Loving You Is Wrong,” “Love Thy Neighbor,” “For Better or Worse,” “The Paynes”), named Bill Cosby and Oprah Winfrey as his industry role models because “we had the same color skin.”

“I’m not the person to ask about racism in this town, coming from where I came from I never had to go through what I’ve heard a lot of people had to go through in this town,” he said, according to Deadline. “I got into this town and I didn’t understand it.”

France held its presidential election on Sunday, where centrist Emmanuel Macron was declared the winner over opponent Marine Le Pen. Much of the world was curious to see if France’s contentious political climate was going to force an outcome similar to America’s 2016 election or Britain’s Brexit. However, the country avoided those possibilities when Macron received an estimated 65.1% of the… Read more »

Pine sang, “I’m not that Chris / I look just like him, but I’m not that Chris / Not Pratt or Hemsworth / I’m a different guy / Not Evans either / I’m my own cool vibe.” (Nope, he’s notRyan Reynolds, either.)

Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon made cameos in the bit to keep the joke going before Pine finally belted out, “I’mmmmmmm Chris Pine!”

Watch the full segment above.

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“The first time I ever fell in love with a movie star was Goldie Hawn,” Witherspoon said during her speech. “She’s continued to inspire me in my entire career. She is a true movie star.”

The actress went on to reveal that she “accepted the role of Elle Woods all because of Goldie,” adding that, “Every career choice I think, ‘Would Goldie approve of this?’ ”

Beginning to get emotional and teary eyed, Witherspoon continued, “She shattered all sorts of barriers for women. She changed the possibilities of what women can do in film. Thank you for making us laugh, she has lit up my life. She’s changed my life and she’s quite simply my idol. I love you Goldie.”

Hudson took the podium next, saying, “I was slotted in to talk about my mother, but I have two parents and they’re both here. I always thought I’d be talking about them at a wedding or something, but since a wedding doesn’t seem to be in our near future, this seems to be my only opportunity.”

She continued, “They’re philosophy is family first. As their child, what really stands out is somehow in their phenomenal careers, they’ve maintained normalcy with all of their children. They never hid away their love for making movies. For me and my brother , we grew up with artists. These shining stars standing next to me, they’re real legacy is what they’ve instilled in us kids.”

Russell and Hawn’s stars are neighbors with another celebrity couple: Felicity Huffman and William H. Macy. They’re also near film producers Richard Donner and Lauren Shuler Donner, and Cyndi Lauper and Harvey Fierstein, who worked together on Kinky Boots.

Hawn, 71, and Russell, 66, have been together since 1983, but they’ve only costarred together once, in 1987’s Overboard, directed by the late Garry Marshall.

At the time, a Perry source said that over the last few weeks, the relationship “just became more and more work to make it work,” said the source. “Because this wasn’t something permanent, it just became time to take a break.”

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“I went out on a Saturday night and lo and behold, some of my best girls had up and done the same #happy40thJM ,” the actress, 44, captioned her photo.

Meyer’s estranged husband, Tobey Maguire, was also at the party with longtime pal Leonardo DiCaprio. Another source tells PEOPLE that the exes — who split in October — are still “great friends” but that they have both moved on. The couple has two children together.

If you’re reading this, you are probably, like us, already craving another great “social thriller” to watch ASAP.

Although it may be a while before a new movie comes out, it’s already possible to discover an older film that may be brand new to you. During numerous interviews, Peele referenced “The Stepford Wives” as a good choice.

But in any case, it was a welcome surprise when streaming movie service Warner Archive reached out about a new curation by old Hollywood podcast host extraordinaire Karina Longworth, the creator of the popular “You Must Remember This.”

The curated list, which mostly focuses on movies from the mid-1900s, including “West Point” (1928), “Bombshell” (1933), “The Star” (1952) and “The Prince and the Showgirl” (1957), features a flick that might just interest “Get Out” fans.

I think the most essential film on the list is “Cat People.” It’s definitely something I would recommend for people who think they don’t like horror movies. It’s a masterclass in filmmaking with budgetary limitations, and its political allegory (critiquing the idea of American security as being synonymous with homogeneity, and the fear of the other) couldn’t be more timely.

HuffPost sent a few follow-up questions Longworth’s way to get a further explanation of “Cat People” and its role in culture. Her responses are below.

You said “Cat People” is the most essential film on this list in your mind, due to its ability to create a successful political allegory on a low budget. Could you talk a bit more in length about the message the movie was trying to present and your understanding of how it was received?

Longworth: There’s a part in the “YMRT” episode I did on “Cat People’s” producer Val Lewton, in which Lewton is in a meeting at RKO and an executive says to him, “Remember, we don’t want any ‘messages’ in our movies.” Lewton responded, “Sorry, but my movies do have messages. The message is, death is good.”

That deliberate antagonism of his bosses aside, all of Lewton’s films intentionally used the horror/thriller genre as an excuse to make movies about social and psychological life in the post-war world. In “Cat People,” Lewton depicts a cheerful, peace time America that equates a secure society with a homogenous one.

The “monster” is the foreign other who has infiltrated the American family by marrying a boring American man, and in a foreshadowing of the 1950s’ totally mixed-up ideas about women and sex, this exotic creature has to remain chaste in order to keep the monster locked up inside her.

If I had to explain what Lewton meant by the idea that his “message” is that “death is good,” I’d point to the fact that the harbinger of death in “Cat People” is also the film’s most sympathetic character, and is absolutely a victim of social circumstance. “Cat People” was a massive hit, probably because all of these ideas were subliminal rather than overt.

Do you see parallels between “Cat People” and Jordan Peele’s recent stated goal to make social commentary horror (such as “Get Out”)? Do you think “Cat People” can be considered a urtext for that genre (if not necessarily for Peele specifically)?

I think the genre of horror (or, supernatural fiction) has been frequently used as a vehicle for social commentary and criticism. I wouldn’t call “Cat People” the single urtext, because it’s not part of the first or second wave of socially conscious supernatural films.

Certainly it is a classic, but it was actually probably more innovative in its visual style than in its social content. In terms of looking for other foundational films, prior to “Cat People,” a lot of the monster movies of the 1930s, including “King Kong” and “Frankenstein,” and two of my favorites, “Mad Love” and “The Walking Dead,” use the stories of monsters, and the idea of a porous line between life and death, to critique society.

If there is one single urtext, maybe it’s Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein.”

Watch the trailer for “Cat People” below.

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“Even though everyone around me strongly advised me against it, it was just wrong. I would’ve rather go down for being who I am than to have risen for being something I’m not,” Heard told The Economist’s Deputy Editor Tom Standage.

She finally confirmed her sexuality, she said, when an After Ellen reporter asked her about the status of her relationship with then-girlfriend Tasya van Ree at the 2010 GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles. “I refused to not bring my partner at the time, but no one ever asked me about it,” Heard said. “An outlet specifically asked me who I was there with that night and who that person was to me and I just answered honestly.”

It didn’t take long for Heard to, as she put it, “realize the gravity” of what coming out would do. She acknowledged having some initial setbacks, including Hollywood execs who suddenly doubted her credibility as a romantic leading lady. Still, she noted, “While my private life is valuable to me, I knew that, being in Hollywood, I had a particular responsibility… I saw myself as being in this unique position with this unique gift. Any unique gift comes with unique responsibility.”

When Standage noted that many of the best-known LGBTQ celebrities to come out in recent years were women, Heard agreed. “Women are almost entirely doing this on our own,” she said. “While it is apparently harder for men, I would argue, also, that is harder because there are no men challenging that. If women can do it and we can change the way that this conversation is had in a large scale, then men should be able to do it.”

Heard, who said she’d like to play an LGBTQ character in a movie moving forward, then added, “If every gay man that I know personally came out in Hollywood tomorrow… then this would be a non-issue in a month. We’d be hard-pressed to point the finger at anyone.”

LIGHTS, CAMERAS: Going Hollywood meant a one-name moniker for the costume designer Adrian, who was more often than not associated with Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, Jean Harlow and the other marquee actresses he dressed.
That part of his portfolio, as well as his ready-to-wear designs, will be explored in “Adrian: Hollywood and Beyond,” an exhibition that bows at the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology on March 7 and runs through April 1. Researched by graduate students in the Fashion and Textile Studies: History, Theory, Museum Practice program, the show will home in on Adrian’s unexpected use of textiles, such as a Wesley Simpson cloth that was illustrated by Salvador Dalí. That will be among the garments showcased with textiles, ads and film clips that show Adrian’s use of printed textiles and unexpected construction methods. At the height of his career at MGM Studios, the designer’s creations were believed to be the most copied clothes in the world, since millions were tuning in to watch the big names, he suited up for the silver screen. His knack for translating Paris fashion trends for a star and magnifying the look for a dramatic effect that enhanced a film’s narrative distinguished his

Seems like there are a lot of 10-year anniversaries during Oscar Week this year. Essence celebrated a decade of its Black Women in Hollywood event on Thursday, Women in Film toasted the same miletone for its Oscar nominees party on Friday, and Swiss watch and jewelry maker Piaget is also celebrating its 10th year of Oscar weekend initiatives.
Since 2007, Piaget has been presenting sponsor for the Film Independent Spirit Awards, the show honoring indie films and actors, which takes place the day before the Oscars on the beach in Santa Monica. This year, the company also threw a lavish cocktail bash in a private home in the Hollywood Hills to showcase some of its high jewelry pieces created for the Oscars red carpet.
Piaget ambassador Jessica Chastain was to be the party’s guest of honor, but at the last minute was unable to make it to town. Luckily, event cohost The Weinstein Company had also invited its talent roster, which included Kate Beckinsale and young “Lion” star Sunny Pawar. Saroo Brierley, the real-life inspiration for the film, as well as actors Sam Heughan, Billy Brown, Paz Vega and director John Singleton.

China has been snapping up Hollywood companies in recent years, but as the government increases scrutiny of overseas investment, some pending deals face the threat of an unwelcome twist ending.WSJ.com: US Business

Among the nominees were Aja Naomi King of “How to Get Away With Murder”, Yara Shahidi of “Black-ish”, Janelle Monae of “Hidden Figures” and Issa Rae of “Insecure.” The four women each took the stage to accept their awards at the Beverly Wiltshire Four Seasons, where guests in attendance included Gabrielle Union, Tina Knowles, Cynthia Erivo and Viola Davis.

Ellen Wleklinski and Corey Collins teamed up with photographer Marlies Hartmann of M. Hart Photography for the Los Angeles shoot, inspired by the Academy Award-nominated film that follows aspiring actress Mia (Emma Stone) and struggling jazz musician Sebastian (Ryan Gosling) as they fall in love and pursue their dreams.

Some of the engagement pics were taken on Jan. 29 at and around the Griffith Observatory, where parts of the movie were shot. The starry nighttime photos were taken two weeks later at the Hollywood Bowl Overlook.

“Ellen and Corey’s relationship encapsulates the same romance, passion, playfulness and chemistry that was felt between Mia and Sebastian throughout the film,” the photographer told The Huffington Post. “Not only did they resemble the characters physically, but their relationship embodies all the best elements of Gosling and Stone seen in the movie.”

The bride-to-be had suggested Griffith Observatory to Marlies as a possible location for the shoot since she often runs in the park nearby. At the time, Marlies had just seen “La La Land” and thought it would be a perfect theme to capture the couple’s own classic love story.

“I was initially hesitant to suggest it to them since I wasn’t sure if they had seen or even liked the movie, but I threw out the idea and they loved it!” she told HuffPost. “They were both huge fans of the film, and Ellen always felt that Corey looked like her own personal Ryan Gosling!”

The couple plans to tie the knot in September at the Redondo Beach Historic Library. Below, more photos from the utterly romantic shoot:

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One of Hollywood’s top talent agencies is canceling its annual Oscar party and using the money it would have spent on the shindig to help refugees affected by President Donald Trump’s controversial travel ban.

United Talent Agency announced on Wednesday that the company would be swapping its annual party for a $ 250,000 donation to the American Civil Liberties Union — the group that challenged Trump’s travel ban and was granted a stay, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The company will also be donating part of the money to the International Rescue Committee, a humanitarian organization. UTA also announced plans to host a pro-immigration rally two days before the ceremony at its L.A. office.

“This is a moment that demands our generosity, awareness and restlessness,” UTA CEO Jeremy Zimmer reportedly wrote in a memo to staff. “Our world is a better place for the free exchange of artists, ideas and creative expression. If our nation ceases to be the place where artists the world over can come to express themselves freely, then we cease, in my opinion, to be America.”

UTA reps some of the industry’s most high-profile stars, including Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Harrison Ford and Mariah Carey.

Trump’s executive order, signed Jan. 27, prevents citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S, and indefinitely bars Syrians from crossing the border. The ban has been halted by Homeland Security and several judges across the country, although the Trump administration continues to push for it to be reinstated.

“When fear and division get the better of a society, artists are among the first to feel the impact — and to denounce the ill winds,” Zimmer also reportedly said in his memo.

The news comes as several people have been prevented from making an appearance at the show due to the ban. Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, nominated in the Best Foreign Language Film category, already announced that he will not be attending the show even if an exception is made for him. Along with Farhadi, the Syrian subjects in the documentaries The White Helmet and Watani: My Homeland are also unsure if they will be allowed to travel to the U.S. for the awards show, although both teams are still working to find a way for them to attend.

The entertainment industry took to social media on Friday into Saturday to mourn the loss of actor “John Hurt” who died Wednesday at his home in Norfolk. The actor, known for films such as “Midnight Express,” “Alien,” the title character in “The Elephant Man,” was 77. “It was terribly sad today to learn of John Hurt’s passing…. Read more »

“For 25 years, I’ve been the only woman on set so I had no one to talk to,” Reese Witherspoon said, as she sat with her many female co-stars of HBO’s “Big Little Lies” at the Television Critics Association winter press tour on Saturday. “They call it the Smurfette syndrome,” the Oscar-winner joked of being the… Read more »

La La Land, the award-tipped ode to musicals from Hollywood’s Golden Age, sees Ryan Gosling dance, sing, wax lyrical about jazz and woo Emma Stone’s aspiring actress in modern day Los Angeles. It’s a terrific performance and the 36-year-old seems to be a lock for one of the best actor Oscar nods. To top that off, he will be hitting the screens across the year in Terrence Malick’s Weightless and the eagerly anticipated Blade Runner sequel.

Showbusiness isn’t new to Gosling – he was a Mousekeeter (alongside pre-teen Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera) in The Mickey Mouse Club, and he played the title role in the Young Hercules series in the late 1990s. Gosling followed television with some smartly chosen indie features and, not too long after, he was primed for the big leagues as a major movie star.

Let’s take a look at the films which gave him those A-list credentials…

There is a deep-rooted quality and shared passion that has recently emerged as a stronghold of the millennial generation – the desire, or responsibility, to provoke positive social change. “Social impact” has become one of the most popular buzzwords out there. Millennials commonly perform actions or dedicate themselves to causes to break down societal norms they find unjust or antiquated. This mantra of change cuts across racial and socio-economic boundaries.

Given this ever-present, almost looming sense of pressure to evoke change in a world so clearly divided by political, social, economic, and cultural lines; how do we – the current generation of Hollywood assistants and entertainment powerhouse hopefuls – justify devoting our hard work, time, and in many cases – sanity – to an industry that, in some ways, directly contradicts socioeconomic ideals of equality through its focus on status? Media industry professional devote much, if not most, of their time to answering questions such as: ‘What actor will drive the highest revenue for a film’ or ‘Which YouTube influencer’s, say, make-up instructional video will gain the largest number of followers?” “Which social media platform will attract the largest millennial viewership?”

My Dear Peers,

Justification for our involvement in this cutthroat, sensationalized industry emerges from a recognition of, and appreciation for, the thematic significance of a substantial portion of media content that drives viewership to multiple media platforms. It is this awareness that is – hopefully – the reason you took the courageous leap to enter this unbelievably competitive industry in the first place. Most importantly, these stories bring important socioeconomic, political, gender issues – you name it – into the public eye and further, provoke conversations that it is about time millennials actively debate and discuss. In Netflix’s hit original show Master of None, for example, Aziz Ansari brings racial stereotypes to light through comedy. Just this past year, the Sundance star The Birth of A Nation provided viewers an authentic recount of one of the most important slave rebellions in history, while Academy Award Winner The Big Short chronicled the corruption on Wall Street that less than a decade ago brought our country to the verge of economic collapse. Just these three examples of content blatantly present a diverse scope of corrupt narratives that have plagued our country for decades – if not centuries. The stories embodying such content are not only themselves powerful, but so too are their creators. Often, the personal anecdotes of content creators resonate even more strongly or on a more personal note than the content itself. Compelling content and the conversation that surrounds it illuminate and confront biases and unjust societal norms, offering provocative reflections of past practices that not only deserve, but it is imperative, are highlighted today.

It must, of course, be recognized that in orchestration with the proliferation of this caliber of content, it is technical platforms and social media outlets that provide creators the space to make themselves relatable, sometimes even vulnerable, in order to voice their stories in conversation with fans in an interactive manner. And as is obvious, media moguls are now hard at work attempting to determine the best means by which to monetize these platforms. It is, however, we – “digital natives” as they like to call us – that have the most in-depth comprehension of such platforms.

So it is not only the challenge and opportunity, but also responsibility, of our incoming class of entertainment professionals, to determine the manner by which powerful film and television content will utilize these platforms, working with them in tandem, to amplify the powerful narratives and messages they contain. Quality media content – be it a comedy sitcom, a late night talk show, or even a deeply dramatic film – that makes an important statement about societal norms, gender stereotypes, racial inequality – what have you – not only deserves, but now has a need of its own to be shared, debated, and critically examined by the masses. It is content of this scope that, working in concert with the incredible social platforms we are fortunate enough to have beneath our fingertips today, will enable us – media-obsessed, driven, young Hollywood hopefuls – to make “the change [we] wish to see in the world.” Particularly given the current state of global affairs and the pressing racial, economic, political, and social challenges that face the nation, the time to evoke this “change” is now.

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The Hollywood Reporter brings together A-listers and industry veterans for thought-provoking conversations around awards season every year to give all of us watching at home a seat at the proverbial roundtable.

But for some reason, the media outlet thought the best candidates to engage in a much-needed discussion about diversity in animation were seven white guys, drawing ire across social media for the complete and total absence of diversity.

Byron Howard, Garth Jennings, Travis Knight, Mike Mitchell, John Musker, and Mark Osborne and Seth Rogen, who are responsible for such films like “Zootopia,” “Moana,” and “Sing,” sat down earlier this week to talk “avoiding ethnic stereotypes” and trying to “break the mold” of princesses.

The conversation was essentially facepalm central given the many worthy non-white and female animators working in the industry today who were not included. Even when acknowledging the importance of accurately representing different cultures on screen, the group fell into the very same traps of cultural insensitivity and bias they claim to avoid in their films.

Rogen later acknowledged the irony of having the “white male take on ethnic stereotypes and sexism” in a tweet after the roundtable was published, joking that he was “Proud to break new ground.”

Read some excerpts from the conversation below:

John Musker on directing “Moana”:

“We had the challenge in ‘Moana’ of dealing with this culture that we were really outsiders to in a way. I knew something about the South Pacific just from a distance, reading books set there and seeing paintings by Paul Gauguin and that sort of thing … So we cobbled together a story and pitched it to John and he said, ‘This is great, but you’ve got to dig deeper, do more research.’ So we were forced to go to Tahiti and Samoa and Fiji.”

“It was an added challenge that we didn’t have when we did ‘Aladdin.’ Our research on ‘Aladdin,’ it was during the first Gulf War, so for our research, we went to the L.A. Convention Center, where there was a Saudi Arabian expo.”

Mark Osborne on developing “Kung Fu Panda”:

“That’s pretty good. On ‘Kung Fu Panda,’ we just Googled China. That was as far as we could go.”

Seth Rogen on the backlash to Salma Hayek’s taco character in “Sausage Party”:

“You know, our movie is directly about racial stereotypes and how religion divides us and how our beliefs divide us and how we look different divides us and how we speak different divides us. And at the same time, as a lover of Disney animated movies, we took a lot of cues from those types of movies.”

Social media immediately took issue with the makeup of the roundtable, expressing their frustration toward the media outlet for not including a single person of color or woman in the conversation.

Tom Ford is no doubt celebrating the three Golden Globe nominations his second film, “Nocturnal Animals,” earned Monday: best director, best screenplay and best supporting actor for Aaron Taylor-Johnson. But his fashion brand has landed in hot water over the gifts of two Tom Ford fragrances sent to members of the Hollywood Foreign Press, the voting body for the Golden Globe Awards, earlier in the campaign season.
The HFPA deems gifts in excess of $ 90 as unacceptable, lest they be construed as trying to sway members’ voting. The Ford fragrances, manufactured by Estée Lauder Cos., retail starting at $ 80, all the way up to $ 305. Members were asked Monday to return one of the fragrances in order to comply with the regulations.
The gifts were not made directly by the designer-director; Focus Features, the studio distributing the movie, sent them to members of the press as part of its promotion for the film. It should be noted that wining and dining the Hollywood Foreign Press is a common practice. In fact, public relations and marketing specialists are hired for the very purpose of making sure Golden Globes voters keep certain films top of mind. A sweet-smelling and luxurious reminder of a film’s

“I am going to begin my speech this morning by telling the women in this room a few things I am guessing no man in your life or in Hollywood has ever said to you lately, or in combination,” he said. “I am sorry. It was my fault. I could have done better and I’m going to do better. And I have no interest in sleeping with you, I just like you a lot.”

For that particular episode, Murphy explained he hired a female director, but when she wasn’t able to complete the show due to a medical emergency, Murphy decided to step in. The show, as a whole, was a huge success, and Sarah Paulson, who played Marcia Clark, went on to win a Golden Globe for her work.

As Murphy noted, though, he “did not feel triumph” once the episode aired. He felt “ashamed.”

“I have always had female directors on my shows, but why, here, didn’t I feel I had a roster of women around me who I could turn this important episode over to?” he said, adding, “Why did I make the choice that was easier for me but not for the material or the world in general?”

In his speech, the director continued to talk about the “unacceptable way, today, that female directors are treated and marginalized in our business.” He said that only 15–17 percent of working television industry directors are women, which “should make no sense to us.”

Murphy has made it his mission to promote gender equality in the entertainment industry. In February, he launched the Half Foundation, which aims to provide more opportunities for women, people of color and members of the LGBTQ community working in show business.

Verna, a beautiful young woman from Grand Rapids, Indiana wants to be a star in Paramour, the Cirque du Soleil/ Broadway show at the Lyric Theater, conceived and directed by Philippe Decoufle. AJ, a Hollywood director (Jeremy Kushnier) discovers her and renames the redhead Indigo (Ruby Lewis), but he’s a devil and his attentions come with a price. From the show’s first spectacle, a dance and acrobatic number on golden stairs, Paramour’s story is old as the Hollywood Hills, but as AJ says, extolling the virtues of magic in the extravaganza opening number, all movies should have acrobats, and presto, Paramour does what Cirque du Soleil does best, create a dazzling show with juggling, gymnasts, and aerial stunts.

At the matinee I attended with my co-critics, Noah (11) and Hannah (9) there was a lot of oohing and aahing as aerialists flew into the audience on fabric, trapeze artists defied gravity, and a man in a hoop commanded center stage. A New York City rooftop trampoline chase scene was a favorite. Verna has run away with her true love, an up-and-coming young songwriter (Ryan Vona), and let us say, magic is great entertainment, but it is love that conquers all.

One morning, over breakfast, my father said to me “If a man can’t go his own way, he’s nothing. The moment you give up what you stand for for fame or money, that’s the moment you lose your soul.”

Yeah, it’s heavy talk for a kid over Rice Crispies, but, my Dad was a pretty deep guy. And, he was a man who stood up, and spoke the truth. Sometimes, it made me cringe with nervousness. But, in the end, it was what made me most proud. And that was how that morning’s particular chat started. I asked why more people like him didn’t stand up and speak up. He told me the truth.

Hollywood is full of pussies.

It always has been. There have always been those that bowed out from doing the right thing, and hid behind whatever cloak they think made their cowardice palatable.

And then, there were those few. The mavericks. The do-what-is-righters, no matter what the cost is on the other end of maintaining their integrity. The ones that stood up to be counted on the right side of history. The ones who weren’t afraid of losing something as pointless as wealth or fame in the face of doing the most important thing. The right thing. The moral thing. The thing that God gave you the wealth and the fame to speak against. So that you could make a difference.

You were granted the power. You didn’t earn it. You didn’t deserve it. You were blessed with it. That’s how fame and fortune work. Some, who are full enough of themselves to think that they are in charge of fate itself, talk of “hard work” and “paying your dues” and “fruits of my labors” and blah blah blah. There are a hundred other people. A thousand other people. Hell, more. Who want it as bad as you do. Who work as hard as you do. And who deserve it as much as you do. Probably more. But they weren’t in that one place, at that one time, where everything changed. That was luck. That was fate. And that was the Universe telling you that you have been chosen.

Not because it wants you to buy a big house with a swimming pool and a movie theater, not because it wants you to have big parties and invite all your famous friends over to eat goat cheese and see your new piece you bought in Paris last week, not because it wants you to shield your eyes from the paparazzi while running to your car from your workout with your trainer.

The Universe granted you a gift for you to STAND THE HELL UP.

You were given power so that you can use it. You were given people who follow you, and look up to you, so you can point to things in the world that are unjust, and call those people to action. You were given that giant, swelling bank account so you can use that money to ease the suffering of someone, something, somewhere, in the world. You were given the ability to do the right thing, because it needs to be done.

Because the world needs real heroes, not the ones you play on the screen.

And I’m not talking about the kind gestures, where you stop to greet your fans spontaneously, or meet some poor soul whose dying wish is to get your autograph. Those things are great, and worthy, and by-God-of-course-you-should things that all famous people should do. That should be the minimum cost of doing business. What I’m talking about are HERO actions. You know, the ones where you stand against the system, where you stand against your “people” that say “that won’t be popular in China/MidWest/Indonesia/BibleBelt/Middle East/Russia/ButmostlyChinawhereticketsalesarehuge!”, where you look at those people and say, simply, strong and quiet, “F*&K. THAT.”

Where you realize that you have enough of the money, and the house, and the stuff, and the fame, and the power. But what you don’t have enough of is peace, equality, righteous action, bravery, humanity, love. You don’t have enough of that moment, when you stand back from what you’ve done, and can say to yourself, quietly, “There. I did that thing. The right one.”

The thing that makes the difference. The thing that helps, that saves, that changes. The thing, in service, to any other than yourself.

Call out social injustice. Make films that others refuse to, because they are too unwatchable/unpopular/controversial/notbankable. Point you finger towards those things that need attention. Stand out in the sun, in the rain, hand in hand, with those who need you. Go on camera, and speak out for a cause you believe in. Post it on your instagram, and your Twitter, and don’t think for one second, as you push that send button, “I hope I don’t offend my audience base…”.

Stop being a pussy. Start being a hero. And do the right f*$ king thing.

I won’t list here those that I have learned would rather protect their net worth than speak out. Those that are more worried about their “brand” then the duty to their soul. That care more about those that buy their tickets than those that need their help.

Instead, I will list a few folks from this glitzy, great world of make believe that, then and now, made their mark as a person who stood up. Who spoke up. Who were ready to be reckoned with. Those ones, the real men and real women, who did right. And, I will start with my gutsy, outspoken and fierce folks who paved my way.

Let’s make this the tip of the iceberg, Hollywood. Let’s decide that being the hero in real life is more important than being one in fiction. That being the heroine, working to end real suffering in the world, is better than big box office. That being a fine, brave human being whose voice stands firm and strong in the face of adversity, no matter the cost, is the ultimate measure of success.

That decency, with some rebel tossed in, is the true happy ending.

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Jeffrey Katzenberg hosted Hillary Clinton at his home on Saturday afternoon in a prelude to an evening fundraiser at the Studio City residence of George and Amal Clooney, according to a source close to the event. Casey Wasserman, Haim and Cheryl Saban, the Clooneys, and Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw attended. All are cohosts of… Read more »

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These days, it’s easier than ever to make a blockbuster film, according to filmmaker Patrick Willems. That is, if you’re a white male.

Willems, who is a white man, offers step-by-step video to becoming a star director in the video above. Prerequisites include passing a “white male check” and exploiting a “tortured” screenwriter in film school to write scripts. And when it’s time to make an indie film, the narrator reminds us, ”Just make sure it appeals to white people and includes the key ingredients: a heterosexual romance and a genre movie element.”

Then, as proposed in the video, wait for a call from Hollywood and voila! You’re in the big leagues.

As for women, people of color and other marginalized communities, landing these big positions in Hollywood is far more difficult. UCLA’s Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies report points out just a few reasons why in its 2015 Diversity in Hollywood report.

“Because of the high risk associated with the typical project — most new television shows fail, most films underperform — individual stakeholders in the industry (typically white and male) look to surround themselves with other individuals with whom they feel comfortable, with whom they feel they have the best prospects for producing a successful project,” the authors of the report wrote. “These latter individuals, of course, tend to think and look like the former, thereby reproducing an industry culture that routinely devalues the talent of minorities and women.”

The Duplass brothers may be the bane of Mindy Lahiri's existence, but this week, even the good doctor herself couldn't deny how fierce and progressive they're being. The Duplass brothers are championing the first transgender-actor…

In defining your own personal style, it helps to look up to fashionable celebs for inspiration. So, when it came time for Caitlyn Jenner to choose her own style beacon, she honed in on the classic, elegant and perfectly put-together style of Angelina Jolie.

On last night’s episode of I Am Cait, Jenner said she wanted to connect with a Hollywood stylist who’s worked with Angie in hopes of achieving the same sophisticated look as the A-lister. And, spoiler alert, her dreams came true!

“The bottom line is, I really need a professional to coordinate everything. [Jen Rade] does Angelina Jolie and I just love her look. Very casual, very elegant, chic, so I’m dying to meet her,” she said. Rade was responsible for the stunning white Atelier Versace Jenner wore to this summer’s ESPYs, revealing that the dress was custom-finished to be perfection on (tailors even came from New York and Milan to help with last-minute alterations).

“We wanted to do something classic, chic, and sophisticated. I just wanted it to be about her and not let anything take away from that,” Rade said. The dress certainly accomplished all of that, and even won Jenner some comparisons to her style icon. Red carpet watchers spotted similarities between the white gown and one Jolie picked for the 2010 premiere of The Tourist.

Stephanie loves acting more than anything in the world, but fucking comes in a close second. Luckily, chasing stardom gives her plenty of chances to develop her talents. Here are Stephanie’s first nine naughty adventures in one volumethis volume includes: Cumming to Hollywood, Hollywood Ride, Actress Next Door, Hollywood D.P, Hollywood Home Movies, Hollywood Headshot, Hollywood Workout, Hollywood Extra, and Waiting on Hollywood. Cumming to Hollywood: Stephanie Archer has moved to Hollywood, determined to make it as an actress. She loves it here, but being new in town has left her horribly lonely and hellishly horny. Her search for a plastic playmate leads her to one made of flesh and blood. Hollywood Ride: An actress in Hollywood needs wheels. but all Stephanie really cares about is a roomy back seat. Luckily, she finds a car salesman eager to make her hottest fantasies come true, and she ends up test driving a lot more than just his cars. Actress Next Door: Stephanie can’t sleep through the sounds of her loud neighbor getting fucked night after night. When she finally goes to complain, the sexy slut next door finds a creative way to apologize-and convinces Stephanie to make some noise of her own. Hollywood D.P.:Stephanie’s acting teacher tells her to team up with the two sexiest hunks in her scene study class. But when she goes to their house to rehearse, she finds they have some interesting methods of helping her find her motivation. Hollywood Home Movies: Stephanie can’t stop watching amateur porn-until it crashes her computer. Shamefacedly taking her laptop to the shop, she finds to her delight that the repair guy is an expert at a lot more than just computers. Hollywood Headshot: Stephanie Archer has a problem… photographers make her so nervous, she can’t get a good headshot. Luckily, a casting director in the know sends her to a true professional whose relaxation techniques are simply stunning. Hollywood Workout: Stephanie thought hiring a hunky personal trainer would

Commit these three names to memory: Rebecca Ferguson, Katherine Waterston, Amiyah Scott. Here's the best of what went down this week: Rebecca Ferguson officially blows up with Girl on the Train job The Mission Impossible:…

BRA HEAVEN: Actress Jenette Goldstein had a hit on her hands when she opened her specialty bra and swimsuit shop.
Six years ago Goldstein launched her business focused on serving women and teens with large busts with the tagline “The Alphabet Starts at D.” She’s now opening her third store at 11300 Santa Monica Blvd. today.
Her stores are stocked with bras ranging in cup size from D through K by about 30 brands, including PrimaDonna, Elomi and Marie Jo. The majority of the brands are sourced from overseas, where she originally got the idea of starting her own business while stumbling upon a shop in London geared to women with larger chests.
Goldstein decided she wanted to bring options to larger-chested women Stateside that were both beautiful and functional when she and husband and muralist Aaron Noble decided to open their first store.
“They’re gorgeous works of art, but they’ve got to be comfortable and they’ve got to do a job,” she said of her inventory.
Goldstein has clients from Brentwood, Santa Monica and Marina del Rey and said it was time to open a store that would service them closer to their homes. The new location, totaling about 1,600 square feet, is in

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NBC's Hollywood Game Night makes for good television because it's a chance for celebrities to let loose, get ridiculously competitive, and help a civilian walk away with $ 25,000—which is why we jumped at the chance…

What do Julia Roberts, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Halle Berry, Kevin Costner, Jessica Biel, Jennifer Lopez, Steven Spielberg, and Shakira all have in common? Nancy Kennedy helped them all achieve their famous figures by keeping them toned and fit on the road. Hollywood’s most sought after food and diet expert, Nancy is the go-to gal for immediate A-list slimming results and healthy fast food that tastes great. Meals away from home are the downfall of even the most conscientious dieter, so it’s essential to have a balanced meal at the ready whenever–and wherever–hunger strikes. In That’s a Wrap, Nancy shares recipes for over 100 delicious grab-and-go meals, including energy-boosting breakfast wraps and a variety of savory vegetarian, vegan, poultry, fish, or meat wraps, each with a healthy balance of complex carbs, good fats, and lean protein. With Nancy’s easy-to-find ingredients and easy-to-follow directions, a healthy, low-cal meal is always within reach, whether you’re a novice cook in a college dorm or a working mother with a demanding schedule. Packed with Nancy’s best fitness tips and tried-and-true Hollywood weight-loss secrets, plus stories from her celebrity life, That’s a Wrap is a breezy, delicious insider’s guide for busy dieters who want to give their bodies and their taste buds the star treatment.
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This week’s roundup is 100 percent happy, feel-good stuff—likely because Caitlyn Jenner set the tone. A new Caitlyn took over the world. Rarely does a headline grounded in inspiring self-discovery dominate the news cycle, but…

A renowned working actor, writer, producer and ‘un-acting’ coach shares with you the inside secrets of how to master the screen actor’s career in the twenty-first century, including how to break in, what they’re looking for, film vs. theater acting, how to identify and promote your brand, how to set up shop, how to understand story and screenwriting, how to conquer auditions, and how to work on set. It encourages you to stop thinking like an actor, and start thinking like a filmmaker. This witty, easy-to-read, action-packed how-to also includes: rants, grudges, jokes, quotes, tales from the trenches, insider secrets, tricks of the trade, lists, exercises, examples, trick questions, the top fifty audition mistakes, the top four on-set mistakes, complete instructions on how to become inevitable, and most importantly, how to stop acting and start working. Students, parents, stage and screen actors, comedians, filmmakers, theater professionals, television presenters, writers of all kinds, movie buffs, even corporate sales professionals (because the world is a stage) can all benefit from this charming, inspirational, and incredibly informative book that finally explains the Business, and how to make it YOUR business.

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As part of The Hollywood Reporter’s recent comedy actress roundtable, Rodriguez joined Lena Dunham (“Girls”), Amy Schumer (“Inside Amy Schumer”), Ellie Kemper (“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”), Tracee Ellis Ross (“Black-ish”) and Kate Mckinnon (“Saturday Night Live”). Both Rodriguez and Ross were vocal about the lack of roles in the industry for actresses of color.

When Ross asked the “Jane The Virgin” actress about her experience auditioning in Hollywood, Rodriguez said she makes it a point to avoid parts that rely on stereotypes.

“I remove myself instantly if something’s perpetuating a stereotype,” Rodriguez told THR. “But the only way to stop stereotypes is to say, ‘I’m going to wait for a journey that suits me.’”

“When you compromise, you don’t do your best work,” she added. “You’re only left with your integrity. You can’t take those Jimmy Choos with you!”

The Golden Globe-winning actress said Hollywood’s issue is one of being out of touch with other cultures rather than “hard-core racism.”

She added that it’s useful to show industry executives the financial benefits of diversity — pointing to the success of recent TV shows — rather than vilifying people.

It’s not the first time the Chicago native has spoken about the importance of choosing roles that align with her morals. After her critically acclaimed performance in the indie film “Filly Brown,” Rodriguez, who is of Puerto Rican descent, passed on an opportunity to star in Lifetime’s “Devious Maids” because she was waiting for a role that would shake up the portrayal of Latinos in Hollywood.

“I didn’t choose ‘Jane’ over ‘Devious Maids,’ I just decided to pass on ‘Devious Maids,’ and that was two years ago,” Rodriguez said. “That was way before I knew ‘Jane’ even existed, but I knew that you practice what you preach and sometimes that comes with sacrifices you wish you didn’t have to make. There were times when I was like, ‘Why am I pulled so strongly to be a voice, to not keep my mouth shut? Why can’t I just keep my mouth shut, take the job, take the money and walk like everyone else?’ Because it’s scary. You’re afraid people are not going to want to work with you. You’re afraid people are going to think things about you for speaking up.”

“But if I don’t do it, then what? I’m going to just keep wanting somebody else to? If I don’t speak up, I’m just going to what? Sit around and complain and hope that somebody else will? No. I wasn’t raised like that,” she continued.

“If I want change, then I’ve got to do it. And if I want to do it, I’ve got to be that change. And that takes sacrifices that sometimes don’t pay the bills, you know?” she said. “And I’m OK with that.”

A new storyline is emerging in Hollywood blockbusters: The revolution of the malcontents has replaced the revolution of the idealists. (Spoiler warning: This blog ruins the surprise of the movies mentioned.)

Among the earlier films with this theme was the excellent Arlington Road (1999). With a modest budget but good returns at the box office, it starred Jeff Bridges as a professor raising his son after his FBI agent wife was killed. The widower comes to suspect his neighbors, played by Tim Robbins and Joan Cusack, of being antigovernment militants. Nobody believes his theory, because it aligns too neatly to his teaching a college course on the subject of terrorism. He is right, but the intricate scheme, which includes many background characters who attracted no suspicion in bit roles, ends not only tragically but with a twist: He himself becomes an unintentional suicide bomber framed for their crime.

More recently, both Jody Foster and Liam Neeson appeared in films set on airplanes with hijackers on board. In Flightplan (2005) and Non-Stop (2014), their characters suspect various passengers of wrongdoing. Each of them makes a mistake in accusing someone Arab. The transgressors are, respectively, the air marshal and military veterans.

In other movies, the focus is different and the identity of the guilty parties as average Joes is incidental. In Vantage Point (2008), the same assassination is shown from seven perspectives. The suspense comes from the shifting points of view. The culprit is a Secret Service agent. In Source Code (2011), the protagonist is inside a virtual reality program that allows him to relive a specific eight minutes again and again and again. He makes progress solving the mystery of an explosion on a passenger train through the deja vu. The perpetrator is a zealot who wants the world to start over.

These movies had precursors in paranoia. The meme of “trust no one” has expanded its scope. What has changed is that the new villains are ordinary people: They are working class, not elite — enlisted soldiers, not officers. They are embittered rather than privileged, motivated to overthrow others in power rather than to protect their own power.

A generation later, the Jason Bourne trilogy, with the amnesiac everyman revealed to be a Renaissance man of espionage, plays out its realistic violence within a similar context of crooked self-interest and uncompromising cover-up. It is no longer possible to express shock.

What was sought for in The Siege has become if not the norm at least a sub-genre. The moral is it is a mistake to have confidence in the common person.

Mainstream audience enthusiasm for evildoers who look like them is mixed though. Perhaps the best example of the disapproval is White House Down. The Channing Tatum vehicle, the title of which describes it accurately, featured a crew of domestic terrorists inspired by money (and apparently classical music). Despite grossing more than $ 200 million, it was regarded as a flopby even its star. By coincidence, the similar Olympus Has Fallen came out just about simultaneously. The Gerard Butler vehicle, which involves the same scenario, had the more conventional adversary of Asians (specifically North Koreans). It did well enough that a sequel has been announced, with London as the target.

The movies are not all that different, as critics did not hesitate to point out. They have African American leaders (Jamie Foxx as President, Morgan Freeman as Speaker of the House, respectively) and women in charge of law enforcement (Maggie Gyllenhaal and Angela Bassett). White House Down scores slightly better on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, measuring 51% approval, while rival Olympusearned 48% approval. The primary distinguishing factor was the choice of adversary. Betrayers of America, the head of Presidential security and the Speaker of the House, are not as appealing as traitors to Asia, a North Korean sleeper agent who has risen in the ranks of the South Koreans.

Yet, we have entered a new era once again. The cinema is a mirror that troubles rather than reassures.

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In the wake of “Pitch Perfect 2″‘s record-breaking weekend, Rebel Wilson has been caught in a very old-fashioned sort of scandal: According to one of Wilson’s high school classmates, speaking anonymously to Australian tabloid Woman’s Day, Wilson has been lying about her age, her name, her upbringing, and her family’s class.

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Many an iconic swimsuit moment has resulted from classic movies (think Elizabeth Taylor’s so-simple-it-hurts white suit in Suddenly, Last Summer). Modern bikinis have never made it easy really capture the same vibes—until now. Super swimsuit purveyor Everything but Water set out to celebrate its 30th anniversary by recruiting 30 designers to create styles inspired by some of the most classic beach moments, ever. With new iterations of major moments from Brigitte Bardot and Farrah Fawcett, capturing the essence of your favorite vintage sexbomb has never been easier.

Designer: Alé by AlessandraSwimsuit Inspiration: Bo Derek in 10 The iconic still of Derek running on the beach in a nude one-piece with beads in her hair is a universally known image—and most of us have no idea what the movie’s actually about. Since it’s unlikely your summer look will involve the same braids, the new suit does it for you. “I knew the beads had to be part of the swimsuit,” Alessandra Ambrosio explained. Turning the one piece into a 21st-century monokini completed the modernization. Shop here.

Designer: Luli FamaSwimsuit Inspiration: Marilyn Monroe The design team of Luli Hanimian and Augusto Hanimian took bombshell inspiration from a photo of Marilyn wearing a polka-dot bikini in the ’50s. “Even though she was a sex icon, she was never a Barbie,” they wrote, and the idea inspires this combo of sexy cut with playful print. And like all things Marilyn, a suit this basic will never go out of style. Shop here.

Designer: ZimmermannSwimsuit Inspiration: Brigitte Bardot in A Very Private Affair Designer Nicky Zimmermann was drawn to the pic of Brigitte for its free, independent vibe. The original’s flirty ruffled skirt is reinterpreted with playfully trimmed briefs, still as girly but more figure-flattering, and the magic of modern fabrics means that today’s suit will hold its shape if you’re lounging à la Brigitte or getting into a game of beach volleyball. Shop here.

Designer: PilyQSwimsuit Inspiration: Sally Field in Gidget “Our mission is to make women feel beautiful and confident in what they’re wearing. The most important accessory is always confidence,” designer Pily Queipo told us. Field’s spunky surfer girl Gidget had that in spades, as exemplified by her sunflower-yellow suit. The bright hue and ruffles stayed, but coverage was cut back to modernize the style. Shop here.

Designer: BeccaSwimsuit Inspiration: Farrah Fawcett’s famous poster “That poster was on every boy’s wall across this country, and she was my icon even at an early age. I spent hours trying to get my hair to look like hers,” designer Rebecca Virtue told us. There’s little about the simple tank that can be improved upon (the relaxed V-neck is super flattering on all busts), but the team left their own mark with new-for-now rings bringing an extra dose of sizzle. Shop here.

Designer: DespiSwimsuit Inspiration: Phoebe Cates in Fast Times at Ridgemont High “Phoebe’s look in the movie’s hot hormone-raging pool scene is epic. It captures the glory days of youth,” designer Despina Filios wrote. Since part of what earned this little red bikini its spot in the swimsuit hall of fame is the way it’s presented, slowly emerging from the pool, Filios made sure to re-create the effect with crystal tassels. And since no one’s itching to get back to high-cut ’80s bottoms, this one is done for now, with special seaming on the rear to create “a heart-shaped bottom.” Shop here.

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When Stephanie came to Hollywood she was young, hopeful, and horny. Working to reach her dreams hasn’t kept her too busy to scratch her dirtiest itches. She hopes to be a big star someday, but all she really needs is a few good roles and a few good cocks. This volume includes: Cumming to Hollywood, Hollywood Ride, Actress Next Door, Hollywood D.P, Hollywood Home Movies, Hollywood Headshot, Hollywood Workout, Hollywood Extra, Waiting on Hollywood, Hollywood House Guest, Hollywood Gang, and Hollywood Rear Entrance Cumming to Hollywood: Stephanie Archer has moved to Hollywood, determined to make it as an actress. She loves it here, but being new in town has left her horribly lonely and hellishly horny. Her search for a plastic playmate leads her to one made of flesh and blood. Hollywood Ride: An actress in Hollywood needs wheels. but all Stephanie really cares about is a roomy back seat. Luckily, she finds a car salesman eager to make her hottest fantasies come true, and she ends up test driving a lot more than just his cars. Actress Next Door: Stephanie can’t sleep through the sounds of her loud neighbor getting fucked night after night. When she finally goes to complain, the sexy slut next door finds a creative way to apologize-and convinces Stephanie to make some noise of her own. Hollywood D.P.: Stephanie’s acting teacher tells her to team up with the two sexiest hunks in her scene study class. But when she goes to their house to rehearse, she finds they have some interesting methods of helping her find her motivation. Hollywood Home Movies: Stephanie can’t stop watching amateur porn-until it crashes her computer. Shamefacedly taking her laptop to the shop, she finds to her delight that the repair guy is an expert at a lot more than just computers. Hollywood Headshot: Stephanie Archer has a problem… photographers make her so nervous, she can’t get a good headshot. Luckily, a casting director in the know sends her to a true professional whose relaxation

To fete the opening of its Rodeo Drive flagship, Burberry brought a massive dose of British flavor to one of Hollywood’s most iconic locations, Griffith Observatory. “I wanted to be able to celebrate the store in a special way because this is a showman’s city. This is where James Dean shot ‘Rebel Without a Cause.’ That was such a big film moment, and I just thought if we could bring a little of London to that scenic environment, then that would be something extraordinary,” said Christopher Bailey Thursday night.
He brought more than a little: wrought-iron Georgian gates from London gave way to English lavender and rose gardens overlooking the Hollywood sign. Flutes of Champagne and several string quartets kept 600-plus guests — including the Beckham brood, Mila Kunis, Rose Byrne, Jason Statham, Dylan Penn and Kate Beckinsale; a gaggle of models (Cara Delevingne, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Suki Waterhouse), and a handful of musicians (Jamie Hince, Ellie Goulding, Matt Bellamy, Alison Mosshart) occupied until sunset. “Now this says, ‘We are a fashion house,’ ” noted Ashley Madekwe approvingly. “This is not some cocktail soiree on a rooftop; this is Griffith Park Observatory. It’s very grand.”
At dusk, guests were ushered up a flight of

When it comes to eating on the run, it’s not always easy to make smart choices. In her new book, celebrity fitness trainer and nutrition expert Nancy Kennedy introduces her foolproof solution for weight-conscious dining at home or away with 100 recipes for sleek and sexy wraps. You can put together these nutritious, low-calorie meals in minutes and pack them along wherever your busy day takes you. In The Hollywood Wrap, you’ll find: Quick and easy recipes for energy-boosting breakfast wraps, plus light and luscious lunch, snack, and dinner wraps 4 weeks of meal plans to help you lose weight-and keep it off Healthy cooking, shopping, and kitchen-stocking tips The workout moves that keep Kennedy’s Hollywood clientele fit and red-carpet readyStylish, sassy, and designed to help you manage your diet even on a hectic schedule, The Hollywood Wrap will ensure that you always have a satisfying, balanced meal on hand-whenever and wherever hunger strikes.

From the nationally-known training and nutrition consultant a holistic 21-day plan to achieve wellness and weight loss. It takes twenty-one days to establish a habit or to break a self-defeating behavior. And the 21-day program in ‘The Hollywood Trainer(tm) Complete Weight-Loss Plan’ provides the means and motivation to help anyone on their journey toward a lifetime of healthy habits. Informed by Jenkins’s ‘7 Simple Steps for Success,’ the book features: – useful questionnaires and self-tests that guide readers to determine and commit to their health goals; – a 21-day plan that includes menus and a flexible exercise program, plus daily encouragement, insights, and motivation; – no-nonsense nutritional information, as well as recipes and food hints and tips that assist readers in making the best nutritional choices; – clearly illustrated exercises that show readers which routines are best for their individual needs; and – sample forms to help readers create their own daily journal and food and exercise logs.

By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES, Feb 26 (Reuters) – A convicted drug dealer pleaded not guilty on Thursday to murdering a Hollywood studio executive whose remains were found buried in the California desert last year, and a defense lawyer said he would prove the case was “mutual combat,” not homicide. John Lenzie Creech, who is already serving an eight-year prison term for sale of a controlled substance, was ordered back to court on March 26 for further proceedings in the high-profile case surrounding the murder of Gavin Smith. “Ultimately the defense will show that this was not a murder, that it was mutual combat between two men,” attorney Alex Kessel told reporters outside court following the brief hearing. “It did not arrive at any type of intent to kill, any premeditation,” Kessel said. Prosecutors, who have publicly revealed little of their evidence against Creech, 42, declined to respond to Kessel’s assertions following the hearing. But family members of the murdered man released a statement saying Smith’s death had caused them “incomprehensible” pain, adding: “And have no doubt, the evidence will clearly show this was a cold-blooded, premeditated act of murder.” Smith, a film distribution executive at 20th Century Fox, was 57 years old when he was last seen on the night of May 1, 2012, driving his black Mercedes away from a friend’s house in suburban Oak Park, north of Los Angeles. Law-enforcement officials issued a missing person bulletin for Smith, also known for playing on UCLA’s 1975 national championship basketball team. His family posted a $ 20,000 reward, saying the 6-foot, 6-inch (1.98-meter) ex-athlete with “movie star” looks should be easy to spot. Detectives got a break in February 2013 when Smith’s car was found in a storage facility in the Los Angeles suburb of Simi Valley, but his disappearance remained unsolved. In November, police said a skull and other bones found by hikers in a shallow grave in the desert east of Los Angeles had been identified as belonging to the missing studio executive. Prosecutors have not said how Smith was killed or what they believe could have motivated the crime. Smith had met Creech’s wife, Chandrika Creech, in rehab in 2009, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. (Reporting by Dan Whitcomb; Editing by Mohammad Zargham)Entertainment – The Huffington Post
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The Golden Raspberry Awards, now approaching their 35th year of doling out dubious honors to Hollywood’s worst, just leaked their shortlist on the Internet in anticipation of next week’s list of nominees. At a glance, it’s traditional Razzie fare. They’ve identified an actress over 40—Cameron Diaz—to kick while she’s already on her way out the door of an industry that already doesn’t have a place for aging women. They’ve opted not to target the genuinely worst movies of the year, but rather the ones most likely to draw the most Internet attention to their increasingly bitter roast of the entertainment industry. The awards continue to be surrounded by a crass and juvenile air, but what can you expect from a production named after flatulence?Entertainment – The Huffington Post
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Stephanie Archer knows she has everything it takes to be a great actress: talent, desire, a strong work ethic, a gorgeous face and giant tits. There’s only one thing that gets in her way-when she’s horny, she has a hard time concentrating on anything else. Luckily, she has no trouble finding playmates to fuck her silly and let her get her mind back on business. Here are Stephanie’s next three adventures in one volume. This volume includes: Hollywood D.P, Hollywood Home Movies and Hollywood Headshot. Hollywood D.P.: Stephanie’s acting teacher tells her to team up with the two sexiest hunks in her scene study class. But when she goes to their house to rehearse, she finds they have some interesting methods of helping her find her motivation. Hollywood Home Movies: Stephanie can’t stop watching amateur porn-until it crashes her computer. Shamefacedly taking her laptop to the shop, she finds to her delight that the repair guy is an expert at a lot more than just computers. Hollywood Headshot: Stephanie Archer has a problem… photographers make her so nervous, she can’t get a good headshot. Luckily, a casting director in the know sends her to a true professional whose relaxation techniques are simply stunning.